When designing a custom piece of jewellery I am surprised by how often my clients want me to use diamonds in the design.
The clever ‘ A diamond is forever’ advertising campaign from De Beers group in 1948 may have something to do with this preference. But let's first take a look at diamonds in ...
Aquamarine is the birthstone for March and the official gemstone for the 19th wedding anniversary.
Aquamarine belongs to the Beryl family like Emerald and Morganite. The colour of aquamarines range from delicate green hues to cool blue. The blues are provided by ferrous iron and the presence of f...
Amethyst is a variety of quartz which occurs in many colours from light lavender to deep purple. The colour is caused by irradiation, impurities of iron and in some cases other transition metals.
The Romans and Greeks thought amethyst to be a strong antidote against drunkenness and wine goblets w...